Actually Adams was a new high school built at Fernhill Park off 42nd and Killingsworth. It opened my sophomore year at Grant as we lost many students to their opening and some pretty good athletes. Girls Poly was located near Laurelhurst Park and then was merged with Washington High School. It was an old school that I believe is still there but not sure what it is being used for. We use to play football in the property behind the school and the Coca Cola plant. Had many friends that grew up in that area and I went to Laurelhurst Grade school with.
Yep. There were three of them. I played football and basketball against the younger brother Anthony. Charles and Willie were the older ones.
Was there a Markham Middle school at a different location before the old Jackson High School building was turned into a middle school?
Yes. The current Markham elementary school (building) used to house the middle school. In the mid 80s MMS moved to the old Jackson HS campus, and in 1990 it changed names to Jackson Middle School as Markham elementary school opened.
ah, okay. That makes sense as I wasn't sure where exactly Jackson Middle School came from. I know Whiteaker Middle School moved into the old Adams High School, but they kept the Whiteaker name. Thanks for clearing it up.
You can't be a willing participant when you're a child. She was raped. Maybe she tried to make the best of a very bad situation but that's it.
Jefferson was the "moderate" version of an abolitionist. He believed slavery should end, but slowly, freeing slaves in a gradual manner, potentially over generations. He also believed black people were inferior and should live segregated. So, it's up to you how you look at that in terms of racism--pretty obviously a racist, but better than most of his time, especially when it came to Virginians of that time.
